Assistant in Research FIN Project Facilitator

Assistant in Research, 12 Month Salaried - FIN Project Facilitator

Location:

Remote

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Department: FIN Project | Learning Systems Institute

• Serves as liaison to plan, develop, and provide training and technical assistance to districts, schools, families, institutes of higher education, and communities to facilitate the implementation of policies and research-based practices to improve the achievement of all students with disabilities in the general education curriculum.
• Collaborate with FIN State and regional colleagues in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of services and support to districts and schools.
• Collaborate with families and school, districts, schools, families, other IDEA-Funded State Projects, and State Department of Education staff to support systemic change and strategic planning efforts for education of SWDs in all schools, including public and private schools, serving students with disabilities in preschool, elementary, middle, and/or high school general education environments.
• Guide district and school teams in data analysis and data-based decision-making to increase and improve effective best practices for educating SWDs across the district and schools.
• Engage teams, including district and school level leaders, other education personnel, and families in activities that build capacity to increase, improve, and sustain the implementation of best practices for SWDs in all districts and schools.
• Use multiple sources of data to establish educational goals and deliver professional development and technical assistance resulting in increased achievement of students with disabilities in their Least Restrictive Environment, such as:
• Creating Supportive Environments for SWDs
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships
• Family Involvement
• Supporting Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities in a General Education setting
• Peers as Partners in Learning
• Paraprofessional Supports
• Specially Designed Instruction in Collaborative Teaching Partnerships
• Instructional Strategies for SWDs in General Education

• Instructional coaching, demonstration, observations, and feedback
• Scheduling for In-Class Supports
• Least Restrictive Environment Calculation for State Performance Plan Indicator 5
• Integration of a variety of instructional practices for students, teachers, professional staff, and family members for students with disabilities in general education settings, data chats and conferences, instructional planning facilitation of Professional Learning Communities, study groups, and other job-embedded professional learning, problem-solving and ongoing action planning.
• Plan, develop, and provide professional development and technical assistance using alternate delivery methods such as teleconference, video conference, online presentations, online collaboration, and other web-based formats.
• Provide resources and consultation on best practices for SWDs to families of students with disabilities.
• Disseminate materials and resources to educators that support the continuous implementation and improvement of best practices for educating students with disabilities in general education environments.
• Represent FIN on committees, councils, etc. at the state, district, and/or school levels as needed.
• Identify and develop steps to meet individual professional development goals based on the FIN Leadership Competencies self-assessment.

• Master's degree or higher.
• Current K-12 educator's certificate in the field of Exceptional Student Education.
• Qualified candidates must reside in Florida.
• Ability to travel extensively.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and experience conducting district and school needs assessments using the BPIE assessment instrument and process.
• Uses critical thinking skills to make decisions.
• Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process. Makes timely decisions.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and application of the 8-Step Problem-solving Process to solve practical problems and deal with a variety…